All the good things of the world are no further good to us than as they are of use; and of all we may heap up we enjoy only as much as we can use, and no more.

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.

It is never too late to be wise.

Fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself.

The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.

All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.

Justice is always Violence to the Party offending, for every Man is Innocent in his own Eyes.

Expect nothing and you'll always be surprised

Necessity makes an honest man a knave.

The best of men cannot suspend their fate; The good die early, and the bad die late.

The height of human wisdom is to bring our tempers down to our circumstances, and to make a calm within, under the weight of the greatest storm without.

And intuition is what people is what people use in life to make decisions.But logic can help you work out the right answer.

I was famous in a way that was kind of terrifying. I had no protection. When reporters showed up at my house, there wasn't even a sidewalk. They were literally parked on my front lawn.

I do not know any reading more easy, more fascinating, more delightful than a catalogue.

I was interested in telescopes and the way they worked because I had an intense desire to see what things looked like, so I learned how to use telescopes and find things in the sky.

Cold Mountain Son Forever not change I live alone Beyond life death

How can a people who do not mean to understand death hope to understand love, and who will sound the alarm?

If character is destiny, the good are damned.

I was a Reagan backer. It was a shock for some people that I could agree with anything that man would say.

Well, if you're talking about perfection, I'll show you the image of my backside.

If you have love you will do all things well.